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SAS cancels over a thousand flights as fuel costs hit
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Norwegian airline giant SAS has announced the cancellation and suspension of more than 100 scheduled domestic routes in Norway due to soaring jet-fuel prices that have become unmanageable for its budget carriers. The company stated it will also suspend at least one thousand flights across Europe during March, a move they described as "catastrophic" given their current financial situation which has left them unable to cover operational costs without government aid or significant restructuring plans from the state-owned parent group SAS Group ASA and Norwegian Air Shuttle AS NWA.
Key Points
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1SAS is cancelling over a thousand flights scheduled for April due to high fuel prices.
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2The airline has described the situation as 'catastrophic' and stated that more cancellations are expected in May if costs remain elevated.
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3Specifically, SAS will cancel at least 100 additional flights operating out of Norway this month.
Developments
[Mar 17]
SAS varsler over 1000 innstilte avganger i april (E24.no)
[Mar 17, 18:39]
Minst 1 000 avgångar ställs in i april (Svt.se) - SAS confirms at least one thousand cancellations for April.
[Mar 17, 13:52]
'Katastrofalt': More flights cancelled due to high fuel prices. The airline calls the situation catastrophic and warns of further May cuts if costs stay up (Tv4.se).
[Mar 17, 10:54]
SAS ställer in över 100 flygningar i Norge - Over a hundred flights are being cancelled from Norway (Dagensps.se).
[Mar 17, 12:42]
SAS aflyser flere flyafgange på grund av høje brændstofpriser - Cancellations are being made due to high fuel prices (Berlingske.dk).